The LEGO promotional set 40581 BIONICLE Tahu and Takua is now online on the official store where this small box of 219 pieces is valued at 16.99 €. It will be offered from January 27 to February 9, 2023 from 100 € of purchase and since the posting of the first "reviews" of the product which praise the tribute offered to an emblematic range of the manufacturer's catalog, the opinions are to say the least very mixed. You will have to spend your money in the CITY, Monkie Kid, Ninjago, Friends, Classic, DOTS and Creator 3-in-1 universes to be able to take advantage of the offer.

LEGO undoubtedly estimates that the subject treated will be enough to motivate a nostalgic generation which in any case could not hope for better and will be satisfied with these two constructions which finally have BIONICLE only the name.

Those who follow the usual channels have already seen the LEGO set 40581 BIONICLE Tahu and Takua, it will be offered on the official store from January 27 to February 9, 2023 from €100 of purchase. In the packaging, 219 pieces to assemble with classic bricks two reproductions of characters from the BIONICLE universe: Tahu and Takua.

I was not a fan of the range concerned, so this promotional product leaves me a little indifferent, but I still ask myself the following question: Why offer a tribute that does not use the parts, not even a mask, which precisely made the specificity of this universe? Many fans will probably be content with it, but I find the result a bit cheap for a tribute to an emblematic range.

(Visuals via bricknerd)

Forward for two new LEGO promotional offers subject to purchase with on one side a rabbit celebrating the sign of the Chinese zodiac for 2023 and on the other the launch of a new series of small thematic products highlighting different habitat types around the world:

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In response to the product visual leak through the usual channels, LEGO is bringing forward the official announcement of the LEGO IDEAS set 21338 A-Frame Cabin, a box of 2082 pieces which will be available at the public price of 179.99 € in VIP preview from February 1, 2023. The set will then be available for all those who have not yet understood that registration for the VIP program is free from February 4.
This product from the LEGO IDEAS range is freely inspired by the creation A-Frame Cabin by submitted by Andrea Lattanzio (Norton74), he saves some good ideas, he exchanges the trappers by a family, the deer antlers above the front door by a butterfly and he trims a little on the vegetation with trees less bushy. Hammer stock included, but only in two rows instead of three, and a somewhat understated scruffy look on the official version of this shack.

We will soon talk about this box in more detail.

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As a reminder, the original project that served as the basis for the official set:

The stock will have held until the scheduled date, January 14, 2023: there are a few hours left to get a copy of the set 40580 Blacktron Cruiser provided you spend at least €190 on the official online store, with no range restrictions.

Either LEGO had anticipated the potential high demand for this offer which appeals to the nostalgia of its adult fans, or the offer has not met with the meteoric success which would have caused a shortage of stock on this promotional product well before the scheduled date. . If there are any left at LEGO, expect an extension of the offer or a reappearance of this promotional product on the store or in the VIP rewards center in the coming weeks or months.

If you haven't cracked yet:

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